Michael and Denise (Weams) A love story
By Roy Firestone, September 7 in Orioles Talk
They were both more or less resigned to the fact that they...
HHP: ThomasTomaz – Birdland Members
The change in name from season-ticket holders to Birdland members is marketing specifically designed to target millennials. As someone who is an employer of millennials, and whose parent company...
A Q&A With RHP Dan Hammer
As baseball fans everywhere await the return of "America's Past Time", there is a thirst for baseball news and talk of any kind. To that end,...
HHP: Duquette vs. Angelos
by spiritof66
I think that what happened is that a significant rift has opened up between Duquette and Angelos because they have two very different ideas as to what the...
HHP: Frobby’s Take on 2018
I’ve almost never felt as uncertain about an Orioles team as I am about the 2018 O’s. There’s tons of potential and tons of pitfalls.
So far as our...
HHP: At His Head
by RZNJ
First off, John Farrell is a cry baby for complaining so much about Machado's slide the other night. He's also a hypocrite. But what he did today in...
HHP: Drungo Says It’s All New
Am I wrong to think that the performance of the 2019 Orioles is almost completely irrelevant to their future success? Look at the 2011 Astros, the first of their...
HHP: Minors Musings – RZNJ
Cedric Mullins seems to be back up to speed with 2 homers and a .298 average over his last 10 games. Cedric has 8 homers in 30 games or...
HHP: What does Cain tell us about Adam
by frobby
What does Lorenzo Cain’s 5/$80 mm deal tell us about what kind of deal Adam Jones will get next year?
Cain is going into his age 32 season and...
HHP: I just can’t fake it
by Roy Firestone
As this team staggers to the finish line, in this, the worst season in franchise history, and among the worst season's in modern baseball history, I'd like to...
HHP: Sessh Hates Pitchers Hitting
All this "strategy" stuff is ridiculous. It's better strategy to not put an automatic out in the lineup every game and have him hit 2-3 times a game. DH's...
HHP: DrungoHazewood -What Does A Fixed Chris Davis Look Like?
A 2016 Chris Davis with 2019 Davis' defense is still a below-average 33-year-old who's owed $100M. The O's would have to kick in $75M to trade Rebound Davis to...
HHP: Road Trip
by Hoosiers
My 12 year old and I made our annual trip to Bmore from Jersey this weekend and watched the two blowouts. Mancini and Rickard looked all-world this weekend....
HHP: RZNJ on the Defensive Side of Tim Beckham
Myth #1. Tim Beckham can't get any better at shortstop at age 27 and Tampa Bay determined he isn't a shortstop and they are a smart organization.
If Tampa thought...
HHP: OrioleDog – Good Lucroy, If He Still Exists
On a macro level, more than anything, this move in the last 24 hours has got me thinking about the catcher position and 2018 as a win-now year. For...
HHP: spiritof66 – Rolling Heads
Heads were supposed to roll yesterday, but it didn't work out too well.
It turns out that the Orioles don't have a guillotine. All the other ML clubs have one,...
Frobby: What it is
by Frobby
The Orioles have spent over $100 mm on payroll the last six years in a row. They spent $140mm+, $160mm+, $150mm+ over the last three...
HHP: MASN, the veil lifted
by frobby
As most of you know, I’ve been digging through the MASN court docket for years, trying to understand both the legal issues...
HHP: Frobby on Value
The player who is most valuable (or maybe better said, the biggest upgrade) over a full season is also the most valuable/biggest upgrade over the final third of a...
Spring Training Notebook 2/22
by Eric Garfield
Today I’m not at Spring Training, I’m at the minor league complex learning the facility and day to day. I...
HHP: Going Underground points out a question regarding the coaching staff
Like Showalter, the coaches are marred by the 115-loss season. What also hurts is that teams are assembling different kinds of coaching staffs.
Gone are the days when a manager...
HHP: Frobby on Manny
Three errors in three days for Manny Machado, plus there was an inaccurate throw to Jace Peterson last night where the error was charged to Peterson. That probably evens...
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